Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-15

road, ohancod 10 DO Of Bangor. For o mora
nominal sum no procured Loroi ono OF tho
ilestost passenger engines on tho Mt
Desert branch
'But,n inquired Leroi, show can / got
across the Ferryl Tho transfer steamer
will not, OF course, wait for mc.n
ooh, that's easy enough" said Mr.,
Tucker. 'Of course as you say, ! can't
hold tho Sappho from her regular time, But
we've another small boat there which makes
trips to neighboring mainland villages. Two
telegraphed her TO wait and take you
across. / don't think you'n be over half
hour behind the Sappho in arriving"
While awaiting the arrival OF his engine,
Louvait inspected the telegram which had
caused his arrest Il was dated Portland.
Now 'sPortlandn had positively denied send
ing any such message.
Who did send it, thenl
Just here "Waterville, - who had accident
ally gotten an inliling of the conversation
between "Bangorn and "Portand,n clicked
out that ne had sent It.
"Where did you get i'll" inquired "Ban-
gor,"
'Man riding en- vestbulo express gave
1t to me-"
"Describe him.
"Can't 1 was behind grating, writing
Ran in and out before could see him."
Leroi reflected a moment.
"If it is Louvait, he wasn't on the cars,
therefore he must have been on the engine.
Where's the engineer who brought the train
from Watervillel"
"Right outside here oiling up his en-
CINE"
"Call him in, please"
Ho came.
"Did any body ride with you from Water
yillel"
eyes, French ex-engineer."
"Won't you please describe him"
"Well, he was Of middle height, had
Roman nose, sharp, piercing gray eyes
dark hair, moustache and heavy black side
whiskers. He wore cap and his face was
much smutted with coal-dust He had a
large wart on tho knuclls Of his right
hand.n
'sThat's Louvaitw calculated LoroL and
thereupon wrote message that ran as fob
lows:
"Chief Of Police, Bar Harbor, Me.
ARREST escaped lunatic arriving Sappho,
Vestibulo express" Hero followed q de-
scription of his person, much as given BY the
engineer Of $50.
Leroi arrived at the Ferry Just half hour
after the Sappho had left. The little steamer
Electra lay in waiting for him.
Now as to Louvait- That willy individual
certainly didn't propose being caught in any
such trap as he had set so successfully for
Leroi. AS the Sappho approached tho wharf
he cautiously reconnoitred the "lay OF the
land.n
Tho tide was low. Passengers all landed
from the upper deck. At the end Of the
gang-plank stood the usual band Of porters
| and hackmen, reinforced, he had no doubt,
| by several policemen in readiness to pounce
upon him.
The boat lsy snugly against the wharf.
From her lower deck he could easily touch
| the oross-beams that supported the flooring
of the wharf above. Already the passen-
gers were preparing To land, and, with the
| 6eck-h hands and officials, werc oongregated
on the forward deck, but, unfortunately for
Louvait Just where they could SEQ hin
should he attempt TO land by way OF the
wharf. He went to the other side. Nothing
could be achieved there Already the pas.
seuoers were Aiing OIL. If those policemen
land Louvait was right they i0ere watch
| ing for him on the wharf-should not dis.
cover him among the passengers they would
search the steamer.
Snow, or neverr' quoth Louvait
Taking small phial out Of his vallse, he
went to tho side of tho boat opposite tho
wharf. Calling to tho engineer, he asked
1 him for match, and, while lighting q
cigarette, pretended accidentally to DROP
the phial, which was thus shivered to atoms
and the contents spilled all over the deck.
Stimulating great perturbation, Louvaii
also dropped his lighted match and cigar.
cite, In an instant a tremendous sheet OF
fame arose and enveloped that side Of the
boat. Both he and the engineer yelled
"Firel firer' and every body came rushing
around to discover the cause of the outcry
Louvait in the general excitement es
capped, pulled of his false beard and Other
DISCUSSES, and observing that the universe
attention was directed toward the fire
lightly swung himself up by tho neares
oross-beam. Then hand over hand, he drew
himself the entiro'length Of theiong wharf
occasionally resting, untfl he gained the
rocks, upon which he dropped gasping, but
triumphant, for no one had seen him.
Tho policemen were nowanxiously search
ing the wharf and steamer. But he was
safe. He had beaten Leroi again. The
coast was clear; the field his own. Now t.
| business.